Slipstream - June 2018

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

April Maverick Social:

April Maverick Social: Bazille By Clark Randall, Monthly Social Co-Chair photos by Bill Orr The April PCA Maverick Social was held at the Bazille restaurant on the third floor of Nordstrom at NorthPark Center. We had a nice member turnout to enjoy dinner and drinks at the casual bistro. Puro Verde Spirits offered a selection of their delicious organic tequilas, while Arlington-based Legal Draft Beer Company provided samples of their tasty ales. We had two drawings for spectacular prizes. Brenda and Warren Bischoff won a Nordstrom Spa treatment, while Dawn and Scott Brady won an auto detail at Apex Auto Spa. Make sure you don’t miss out on the fun. Join us on Thursday, June 21 for our next Happy Hour, Dinner Social! fully INSTRUCTED Porsche Club of America DRIVER EDUCATION at CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS! open to drivers Beginner through advanced AUSTINSCHNELLFEST.CLUBREGISTRATION.NET Left - Brenda and Warren Bischoff, Right - Dawn and Scott Brady MAVERICK CROSSWORD EDITION 2 3 6 4 1 2 5 AUSTIN - 3-DAY EVENT FOR ALL RUN GROUPS - RUN GROUPS LIMITED TO 50 CARS MAX - DRIVERS LOUNGE WITH REFRESHMENTS - NEW LOWER PRICE ON GARAGES REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 20 AT NOON CLUBREGISTRATION.NET FOR JUNE 1-3 SCHNELL FEST June 1-3 2018 september 7-9 DRIVER EDUCATION QUESTIONS? DGROSS@GROSSANDNELSON.COM A PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA DRIVER EDUCATION EVENT OPEN TO VEHICLES OF ALL MARQUES SPONSORED BY THE HILL COUNTRY, LONE STAR AND MAVERICK REGIONS PCA WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE HOUSTON CHAPTER BMW CCA By: Bill Bradley 10 ACROSS 4. What you call your trunk in a 911 6. Four-door Porsche 7. Ugly, but real fast 8. To vape or not to vape 10. Everything old is new again 9. gps 10. retro 7 6. panamera 7. ratrod 8. ecig 8 DOWN 1. You reset it before going on a trip 2. Rhymes with a red wine 3. 911T color 5. Olga’s Ride 9. She tells you where to go 3. yellow 4. radial 5. baby 9 ANSWERS: 1. odometer 2. cabriolet 18 June

Porsche of the Month Selected by Bill Orr, Region Marketing Chair Blue 2014 Porsche Boxster S - “Blue Porsche on the Bluebonnet Tour” • Photo by Michael McGrath You can test your knowledge (or Google search ability) of all things Porsche by participating in the monthly trivia contest posted online at http:// mav.pca.org/trivia. Answers are due by the last day of each month. The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case of ties, a random drawing determines the winner. We went with a Trivia that brings a kaleidoscope of Q&A this month dealing with Porsche race cars, oil, and early Caymans. The winner this month was Tom Martin, getting 4 of 5 correct. We were accepting either ‘a’ or ‘c’ as the correct answer for question 3. Tom, please Contact Zims Autotechnik to claim your Gift Certificate. Thanks for Playing! Answers: 1)c, 2)a, 3)a or d, 4)b, 5)a For instruction on how to submit your Porsche photos in the POTM contest go to: http://mav.pca.org/photos/POTM/ Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile? Jerry DeFeo sponsored by Zims Autotechnik 1. There is a new acronym out there: BoP, which stands for ____________? a. Balance of Power b. Brothers of Performance c. Balance of Performance d. Brothers of Power Source: Road & Track Internet, Mar 23, 2018 Why Porsche Won’t Turbocharge the Next 911 GT3 & GT3RS 2. In April 2007, Porsche published an updated yearly list of approved oils in a Tech Bulletin that applied to ALL Porsche vehicles except the ____________. a. V6 Cayenne b. V8 Cayenne c. V10 Carrera GT d. Flat 6 Turbo s (911) Source: Jan 2008 Panorama, p 79 3. If you have an older air-cooled Porsche, it is recommended that you use oils higher in ________. a. Z & P b. ZDP c. API d. CJ-4 Source: Jan 2008 Panorama, p 80 4. Early Caymans had a problem with ____________. a. Incorrect fuel injectors b. Loose flywheel bolts c. Cross-threaded lug nuts d. Improper grounding that kept the car from starting when hot Source: Jan 2008 Panorama, p 62 5. The 2009 Cayman and Cayman S with the 6-speed manual transmission were both ________ MPH faster than their 7-Speed PDK Cayman and Cayman S siblings. a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 Source: Jan 2009 Panorama, p 14 19